Ukrainian Catholic Church Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

On Sunday, 11th August 2019, the parishioners of the North Melbourne Cathedral Parish showed their compassion for the poor and unfortunate of Melbourne. Over the last month the Ukrainian Women’s League has been collecting food for the poor on the ...

On Tuesday, August 20th, 2019, Fr Peter Struk celebrates 30 years of priestly ordination. Fr Peter was born in Brisbane where he grew up and completed his studies in pharmacology and then worked as a pharmacist before going to Rome ...

In Matthew’s Gospel, we read that “people do not light a candle and put it under a bushel basket”. Jesus tells us to “let our light shine before men and glorify your Father who is in heaven”. (Mt 5.15-16) On ...

I ask the reader for patience as I present a series of vignettes, to hopefully unpack what I believe to be an important message. First, my grandmother was a Polish woman gifted with a sardonic wit. One day someone announced ...

In October of 2018, the Catholic Church held a Youth Synod in Rome. The Pope, many cardinals, bishops, youth and others attended. In February 2019, the Holy Father issued a final document on the Synod. In 2017, the Australian Catholic ...

On the weekend of the 26th-28th July 2019 in Melbourne, the National Executive of the Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia organised the Wasyl Senko Leadership and Training Conference. The conference was hosted by the head of the National Educational Council, ...

On Sunday the 28th of July 2019, the National Executive of the Ukrainian Youth Association in Australia – CYM awarded Bishop Peter C.S.s.R. honorary membership. It was announced during the CYM National Plenum. The National Executive formally ratified CYM Melbourne’s ...

Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, His Beatitude Sviatoslav at a meeting with the youth during the national pilgrimage to Zarvanytsia shared his advice on how to enliven the Liturgy. First of all, believes His Beatitude Sviatoslav, ...

The hierarchs, clergy and faithful of the Eparchy of Australia and New Zealand gathered at Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Parish in Canberra, ACT, Australia on 18-21 July, 2019 for the proceedings of the XIX Triennial SOBOR of the ...

St. Olga is the grandmother of St. Volodymyr, the baptiser of Ukraine. She was born around 890; some sources suggest that she was born around Lviv. She died on 11th of July 969 in Kyiv. She ruled Ukraine for 18 ...

On July 17, 2019, the XI General Chapter in Rome elected a new General Superior of the Sisters of the Order of Saint Basil. The newly elected General Superior is the 49 year old Provincial of the Sisters of Saint Basil ...